Ooni Palace

The tree has medicinal healing powers and said to be esoteric. It is rare and nothing grows around when birds touch it they die. Legend has it that the Igi Nla tree grows so big that it spread its leaves very wide so that they cast big shadows around itself. Other trees around the mysterious tree do not expand or spread their leaves in the same way. The Igi Nla tree towers over and above other trees in the area. People often describe the Igi Nla tree as a mystical plant which refuses other plants to grow around it. It is claimed that nothing dares grow under or within the area the Igi Nla spread its leaves spread or cover. No grass can grow underneath the Igi Nla tree and any bird that perches or reptiles on any part of its branch dies immediately. The leaves of the powerful Igi Nla tree never touches the ground. Cobwebs are woven around the top of the tree where all its dead leaves drop.

The grove of Ọrunmila an Orisha. He is the Orisha of wisdom, knowledge, and divination. This source of knowledge is believed to have a keen understanding of the human form and of purity, and is therefore praised as often being more effective than other remedies.

It was established in 1962 as the University of Ife. In 1987 it was renamed Obafemi Awolowo University in honour of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, one of the university's founding father. The campus is said to be the most beautiful in Nigeria and possibly Africa. The campus was designed by Bauhaus graduate Arieh Sharon together with a team of Nigerian architects including Lagos-based architect A.A. Egbor between the 1960s and 1980s.

The shrine of the progenitor of the Yoruba race. Worshippers and initiates flood the place seeking blessings and pay obeisance to the originator of their civilization.

The statute of Moremi also known as Moremi Ajasaro a courageous queen who delivered the Yorubas from oppression. She is seen as a symbol of liberty and freedom. The statute was unveiled in 2016 by the present Oonirisa of Ife Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi. The statute is the tallest in Nigeria and second tallest in Africa. Moremi also known as Äyaba Moremi Meaning Queen Moremi was married to Oranmiyan the heir apparent to the throne of Ife the Son of Oduduwa. He was said to be the first King of Ile Ife.